Trains & flights to avoid Arnab path, travel disruptions likely | Kolkata News


Trains & flights to avoid Arnab path, travel disruptions likely
The cyclone is likely to make landfall by Wednesday morning

Kolkata: Those travelling between Kolkata and cities in southern India by train or flying to Vizag or even Bhubaneswar will face disruptions as cyclone Arnab is likely to hit Andhra coast on Wednesday morning.Railways has cancelled Thursday’s Howrah-Secunderabad Falaknuma Express following the cancellation of the Howrah-bound train from Secunderabad on Tuesday. The train runs via Guntur, Visakhapatnam, Bhubaneswar and Kharagpur.Officials said Howrah-Jagdalpur Express will remain cancelled between Oct 27 and 30, while Jagdalpur–Howrah Express will remain cancelled between Oct 28 and 31. Rourkela–Jagdalpur Express will remain cancelled between Oct 29 and Nov 4, while Jagdalpur–Rourkela Express will remain cancelled between Oct 30 and Nov 5.The lone flight to Vizag from Kolkata has been cancelled as the airport there has shut down, flights to Bhubaneswar could also get affected on Wednesday and those to Raipur and Bilaspur on Thursday.Air traffic controllers in Kolkata prepared for a rise in workload as overflying aircraft between Singapore and Bangkok in the East and the Gulf and beyond in the West deviate northward over Bhubaneswar and then further north over Kolkata to avoid the cyclone zone.Air traffic controllers in Kolkata prepared for a rise in workload as overflying aircraft between Singapore and Bangkok in the East and the Gulf and beyond in the West deviate northward over Bhubaneswar and then further north over Kolkata to avoid the cyclone zone.A



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